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February 10 2009

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Night crowd scene at an illuminated temple-style shrine in Tamil Nadu. Dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses toward the centre, many raising hands. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe stands centre-left amid the throng, appearing to address or bless the crowd. Behind, a deity murti or decorated figure is draped in orange cloth and heavy red-and-white garlands, flanked by a golden temple pillar and a large orange-and-gold canopy. A portrait on the right shows a seated figure in orange robes with a mala. A cameraman with a raised camera is visible on the left, and a striped umbrella-style canopy sits at the left edge.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10 +1 copiesMay 31 20122012-05-31Night-time crowd scene at a temple courtyard with a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded palanquin-like platform at left under a blue and orange canopy. A bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with a long ornate gold necklace and a red bindi stands at centre, smiling and gesturing, surrounded by saffron-robed attendants and a crowd. A man in a white shirt raises a camera, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. Many people press in from all sides under lamps and arched pillars.2012-04-05 +1 copiesA crowded evening scene under a colourful tent with a yellow, red and green patterned canopy. Saffron-robed sannyasis and men in white shirts and dhotis press together in a dense crowd, with children and women in the foreground. One saffron-clad man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands centre, and a bald saffron-robed monk stands beside him. A man in red shirt photographs the scene with a camera. Banners and posters line the walls, including a portrait labelled with a name and a blue sign reading Nithyanandapeetam. Several people raise hands and phones toward the middle of the crowd.2012-01-04February 11 20132013-02-11January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor crowd scene under a multicoloured patterned canopy with green-and-pink striped edges. At centre, a long-haired figure with dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial necklace, is seated and receiving a small cloth-wrapped offering from a devotee in white. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis, a bald man in orange, and many men in white shirts and dhotis press close. A cameraman in orange and a photographer in a red shirt film the scene, and a woman in a red sari with flowers in her hair stands in front. Banners behind show portraits and Tamil text, and a long white light stands at left.2012-01-04May 31 20122012-05-31A dense crowd fills a covered temple hall decorated with colourful triangular bunting, paper flowers and printed panels. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron/orange upper garment and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a garland and a small wooden box, while people in white clothes press toward him. Devotees, many in white saris and white shirts, reach out with hands folded or outstretched. Behind them a decorated deity murti is visible under a canopy, and a video camera operator stands in the crowd. Several people hold up their hands in greeting.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA crowded night procession with smoke and flames rising from oil lamps held near a decorated palanquin carrying silver deity murtis garlanded with yellow and white flowers and red fabric. A figure in saffron-orange robes, a large gold-beaded necklace, and a saffron head wrap stands in the right foreground, with an orange umbrella with tasselled edges overhead. Around them, devotees in white and bare-chested men with sacred marks and white shirts press forward, some with hands folded. A man in a white shirt wears a lanyard badge. A small group in front of the palanquin carries oil lamps and a silver-coloured object. Warm stage-like lighting from the upper right. a person appears in the right foreground, identified by the saffron robes, gold necklace and saffron head wrap, standing in a procession.2013-02-11April 05 20122012-04-05